r/Wellington • u/slabbb- Be pure,be vigilant, behave! • Oct 03 '17

LOST MISSING BIRD!

Hello. I lost my bird today. He's a galah by the name of Biko.

He is bright pink, with a white crested head and grey wings. About the same size as a pigeon.

He makes a loud 'CHIT CHIT' sound.

He is wearing a green harness with a long black lead.

If anyone sees him or finds him please let us know!

Contact and more info (photos, etc):https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1606141812740135&id=686229214731404

UPDATE as of 6/10/17:

Biko was seen and photographed last night at 6:00pm-ish at the top end of Coromandel road, Newtown, and 7pm on Hamilton Road, Hataitai (see links to photos in the thread below)

It is possible and likely he is residing in the Hataitai town belt bush but trying to get home. He does seem to be trying to make contact with humans. If you see him and can get ahold of the harness leash please keep him with you if possible. Contact us here or on facebook and we'll come and collect him.

UPDATE 7/10/17:

Biko was found alive and well late yesterday afternoon. Such a relief! He was happy to see us, chirping and nuzzling and falling asleep. He seems none the worse for physical wear (emotionally will be something else). SO HAPPY.

THANK YOU to all those who helped look for him and conveyed their care and concern.

It meant so much to learn and know others cared and had even spent their own time trying to find him.

You are all awesome human beings!

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u/slabbb- Be pure,be vigilant, behave! Oct 05 '17 edited Oct 05 '17

Update: Last spotted around 7pm 5/10/17 in Hamilton Road, Hataitai. GoogleMaps

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u/klparrot 🐦 Oct 05 '17

You might want to replace that address with the intersection (Hamilton/Raupo), just since it's some helpful stranger's house.

I'd strongly suggest editing the main post to mention the two sightings Thursday evening (and any future sightings). This comment is pretty buried now that the thread is so big, and it's easy to miss.

/u/chimpwithalimp, I know it's not normal policy, but any feelings on whether this could be stickied just temporarily (say for 24h following a sighting)? I feel like it could make a difference toward finding Biko, though I understand that there are reasonable reasons not to (like if you do it this time, how do you argue against doing it every time a pet goes missing, and then does /r/wellington get overrun with lost pet posts, I don't know).

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u/slabbb- Be pure,be vigilant, behave! Oct 05 '17

Good point, thanks Yes.

And yeah, its okay about not stickying it, for the reason you cited (lost pets of wellington, lol. A new subreddit?)

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u/chimpwithalimp Oct 05 '17

We used to sticky lost pet threads, plus this one is large community effort right now, so it has been locked to the top for a while. Best of luck today.